Should i give my chevy s-10 a rotary swap? or should i leave it alone?

do it

Do it.

do it

Do it.

Do It

4 posts saying do it, yet there are only 3 votes?



Maybe it's because we don't really do the pickup thing over here, but I think you should put the engine in something that deserves it.



Mark

do it

I have an S-10 as well, and not that i'm against it but, you would be better off putting a rotary in a mazda based pick-up, B2200 or something along those lines.



The S-10 is a little to heavy (nearly 4500lbs) the existing drive train would be overkill, and the 13B wouldn't offer enough power in a stock configuration.

Yah. SBC probably best for S-10.

turbo 13b



do it

[quote name='89 Rag' date='Aug 14 2005, 07:47 PM']I have an S-10 as well, and not that i'm against it but, you would be better off putting a rotary in a mazda based pick-up, B2200 or something along those lines.



The S-10 is a little to heavy (nearly 4500lbs) the existing drive train would be overkill, and the 13B wouldn't offer enough power in a stock configuration.


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Seconded. S-10 is a heavy bitch.

The older s-10's are much better suited for swaps. I've assisted with a few. One with a GN turbo v6, 3 with sbc's of various configurations and one with a 455 olds engine.



They are lighter than the new ones I believe. And you could strip quite a bit of stuff off without worring about rigidity since its a frame base, not unibody. You could make it light as hell.





BUT!! I think an older 2 door nissan hardbody would be better. They look better, and are lighter.

GM 700R4 + MAZDA 13b = ?

Supercharged 13b, 4.30/4.55 gears, and a mazda tranny. You'll be fine.

The s-10 is an 87, I still dont have my mind up. I'm thinking about just sticking a turbo on the 2.5 that is in it. I dont know yet, if i do come across a good 13b in a good car i wont have the heart to take it appart for this project, it will have to be hit in the rear pretty hard for me to tear one appart.

[quote name='RXheaven13b' date='Aug 17 2005, 07:58 PM']The s-10 is an 87, I still dont have my mind up. I'm thinking about just sticking a turbo on the 2.5 that is in it. I dont know yet, if i do come across a good 13b in a good car i wont have the heart to take it appart for this project, it will have to be hit in the rear pretty hard for me to tear one appart.


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If you want to stick with a stock motor, get a 4.3 and fab up a pair of turbo manifolds and twin turbo it. I've always wanted to do that for some reason...

Get a b series truck..

Or defeat the purpose with a REPU.

DO IT!!!